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Body Composition
Body Fatness The Facts About Body Fatness
Body fatness is a part of health-related physical
fitness. Body fatness refers to the percentage of your total body that is comprised of fat tissue. It is important to have optimal amounts of body fat for better health. Body Composition All the tissues that make up your body are called your body composition. Lean tissue includes muscles, bones, skin, and body organs. People who do regular physical activity have a larger percentage of lean body weight Factors Influencing Body Fatness
Heredity Metabolism You inherit your body type Your basal metabolism is from your parents. Some the amount of energy your people are born with tendency body uses just to keep you to be lean, muscular, or fat. living. This energy is People who do regular physical measured in units called activity typically have a larger Calories. Some people percentage of lean body have higher basal metabolism weight. than others. Factors Influencing Body Fatness Maturation Early Fatness As you grow older and the Children who are too fat develop hormone levels in the body extra fat cells that make it more begin to change. difficult to control fatness levels During the teen years, female later in life. Keeping body fatness hormones cause girls to develop levels within the good fitness zone more body fatness than boys. during the childhood and teen years Because of male hormones, will help keep body fat levels in teenage boys have greater check throughout life. muscle development than girls. Factors Influencing Body Fatness Diet Physical Activity The amount of energy in Your body burns Calories for foods is measured in energy. The more vigorous Calories. activity you do, the more Most males need more energy your body uses and the Calories than females per more Calories you need. An inactive day because they are larger person uses less energy each day and have more muscle mass. than active person and therefore needs to consume fewer Calories. The Importance Of Body Fat Fat is an insulator; it helps your body adapt to heat and cold. Fat acts as a shock absorber; it can help protect your body organs and bones from injury. Fat helps your body use vitamins effectively. Fat is stored energy that is available when your body needs it. Fat, in reasonable amounts, helps you look your best, thus increasing your feelings of well-being. Body Fatness: How Much Is Good?
About one half of your body fat is located deep
within your body. The remaining fat is between your skin and muscles. A fit person has right amount of body fat – neither too much nor too little. Females generally have a higher percentage of body fatness than males; over 35% is considered obese for females, and over 30% is considered obese for males. Weight Versus Fat
The terms underweight and Muscles weigh more than fat.
overweight do not provide a You can weigh more than great deal of information someone else of the same about fitness or about size because you are more person’s body composition. muscular and have less body Underweight and fat than the other person. You overweight refer how much can weigh less than someone you weigh compare to else of the same size others. because you have smaller bones. Overfat and Underfat The terms overfat and underfat are very useful because they describe how much of your total body weight is made up of fat. Underfat means having too little body fat; overfat means having too much body fat Obesity is a term used to describe people who are very overfat. Too Little Body fat
The minimum amount of body fatness is called
essential body fat, because if fat levels in the body drop below this amount, health problem result. Being underfat can result in abnormal functioning of various body organs. In fact, exceptionally low body fat levels can result in serious health problems, particularly among teenagers. Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder. A
person who has this disorder severely restricts the amount of food he or she eats in an attempt to be exceptionally underfat, and does extensive physical activity to further lower his/her level of body fat to extremely dangerous levels. Anorexia is a life-threatening condition, and those who have the condition need immediate help. Eating Disorders Anorexia athletica is Bulimia is an eating disorder most common among in which a person does athletes involved in binge eating, or eats a very sports such as large amount of foods within gymnastics, dance, a short of period of time. skating, and wrestling in Bingeing is followed by which a low body weight purging. Techniques of is desirable. This purging includes vomiting condition can lead to and the use of laxatives to anorexia nervosa. rid the body of food and prevent its digestion. Overfatness, Health, and Wellness
Having too much fat can be
unhealthful. People who are overfat have a higher risk of a heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other diseases. Being overfat also reduces a person’s chances of successful surgery. An overfat person tires more quickly and easily than a lean person, and he/she might be less efficient in work and recreation. Body Fat Assessment Underwater Weighing: Skinfold Measurements: the body is immersed in a the body fatness is tank of water and then determined by measuring the weighed. Lean people lean thickness of skinfolds, the fat more under water; they sink. under skin. A special People with more fat weigh instrument called a caliper is less under water; they float. used to measure skinfold Measurements of lung thickness. capacity are also taken because the amount of air in lungs influences the weight. Body Fat Assessment Body Measurements: One procedure uses weight and waist measures for males and height and hip measurements for females. Body Mass Index: This index is better indicator than height and weight alone, but it does not give as accurate an assessment of body fatness as underwater weighing or skinfold measurements. Body Fat Assessment Height-Weight Charts: The common method of assessing body weight is through the use of height- weight tables. The tables list normal weight ranges for people according to age, height, and sex, but it does not assess body fatness. Waist-to-Hip Ratio: Evidence indicate that people with a very large waist compared to hip size tend to have more fat inside the body and may be at risk for health problems. Other Measurements: X rays, computers, and other machines have been developed to test body fatness.
